1328 Views“In April 1979, Fred Kazunga of the Ministry of Finance, and I, accompanied Minister Chikwanda (ABC) on a whirlwind tour of the USA, Canada, Britain, and Belgium to solicit for funds for agricultural development in Zambia. During the trip, we discussed with officials of the USA State Department, World Bank and Africare in Washington, […]

1471 ViewsA BRIDE has today described how her arm was hanging on by just a piece of skin after a savage crocodile attack just days before her wedding in Zimbabwe. Zanele Ndlovu, 25, was dragged into the Upper Zambezi River by an eight-foot Nile crocodile during a canoe trip which almost ended her life had […]

530 ViewsDineplan has launched South Africa’s first instant booking platform for restaurants. It is an innovative app that enables patrons to now browse and instantly make restaurant reservations according to customer ratings, specific cuisines, availability, name, area or even by current location. The team behind Dineplan wanted to make it easy to secure and manage a […]

1524 ViewsA girl by name Fatima went to school in the neighbouring village where she wasn’t known well. For three weeks, she came to school late and every time the teacher punished her. On the fourth week, Fatima didn’t attend school at all and many thought she had ​GIVEN UP​ on school due to the […]

2974 ViewsNudism is a movement that definitely divides opinions. On the one hand, supporters think it’s a nice that everybody could just be free and learn to accept their bodies for what they are. On the other hand, others think there’s some things that are better left to the imagination and some people you’d really […]

1044 Views“In June 1972, I was transferred to the head office of the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in Mulungushi House and I shifted to Lusaka, where I stayed at the Longacres Lodge. I was told to immediately prepare for departure to Uganda, to attend a course at Makerere University aka ‘The Hill’ for a […]

874 Views“As instructed, I reported at NIPA on 2 January 1971 and met a number of other graduates to get more briefing on the novel induction course and to sign documents relating to employment in the Civil Service. One of the important ceremonies we went through was the swearing of the ‘Oath of Secrecy’, that […]

1271 ViewsOnce I had become familiar with the grazing grounds for our cattle and goats at the age of seven years, Simwaale, my father decided that it was time for me to take the animals in the bush, alone. On my first day, I took the animals far away from home. The tranquillity of the […]